pongo

Questions about pongo

What does pongo mean?

pongo means "type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans".

How many syllables are in pongo?

pongo has 2 syllables and divides as pon-go under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for pongo?

Close synonyms include genus Pongo. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pongo a common word?

pongo is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.